متحف العملات بالبنك المركزي السعودي | |
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Established | 1990s |
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Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 24°39′53.496″N 46°41′14.64″E / 24.66486000°N 46.6874000°E |
Owner | Saudi Central Bank |
Website |
www |
SAMA Money Museum ( Arabic: متحف العملات بالبنك المركزي السعودي, lit. 'Currency Museum of the Saudi Central Bank'), simply shortened to the Currency Museum ( Arabic: متحف العملات), [1] is a currency museum in the al-Mutamarat neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, [2] located in the compound of the head office of Saudi Central Bank. Established around 1990s, [3] the museum is dedicated to exhibit the country's history of currency use, including coins from medieval and pre-Islamic periods. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The museum has five halls:
Hall | Brief overview |
First Hall | It showcases two Abbasid era silver dirhams from the Islamic Golden Age, one struck in 781 CE from al-Yamama during the reign of Caliph al-Mahdi and other one in 895 CE from Mecca durign the reign of Caliph al-Mu'tamid. [8] |
Second Hall | The hall shows raw materials extracted from Mahd al-Dhahab gold mine that are used in multiple stages of printing banknotes and coin minting. [9] |
Third Hall | It's the principal hall for exhibiting various currencies from different periods of history.
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Fourth Hall | It exhibits different samples of historical banknotes and coins of Saudi riyals as well as special gold and silver coins issued by the Saudi Central Bank. [11] |
Fifth Hall | The hall portraits the security features of Saudi riyal banknotes as well as instructional means are disclosed for the identification of accurate banknotes. [12] |
متحف العملات بالبنك المركزي السعودي | |
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Established | 1990s |
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Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 24°39′53.496″N 46°41′14.64″E / 24.66486000°N 46.6874000°E |
Owner | Saudi Central Bank |
Website |
www |
SAMA Money Museum ( Arabic: متحف العملات بالبنك المركزي السعودي, lit. 'Currency Museum of the Saudi Central Bank'), simply shortened to the Currency Museum ( Arabic: متحف العملات), [1] is a currency museum in the al-Mutamarat neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, [2] located in the compound of the head office of Saudi Central Bank. Established around 1990s, [3] the museum is dedicated to exhibit the country's history of currency use, including coins from medieval and pre-Islamic periods. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The museum has five halls:
Hall | Brief overview |
First Hall | It showcases two Abbasid era silver dirhams from the Islamic Golden Age, one struck in 781 CE from al-Yamama during the reign of Caliph al-Mahdi and other one in 895 CE from Mecca durign the reign of Caliph al-Mu'tamid. [8] |
Second Hall | The hall shows raw materials extracted from Mahd al-Dhahab gold mine that are used in multiple stages of printing banknotes and coin minting. [9] |
Third Hall | It's the principal hall for exhibiting various currencies from different periods of history.
[10]
|
Fourth Hall | It exhibits different samples of historical banknotes and coins of Saudi riyals as well as special gold and silver coins issued by the Saudi Central Bank. [11] |
Fifth Hall | The hall portraits the security features of Saudi riyal banknotes as well as instructional means are disclosed for the identification of accurate banknotes. [12] |